America Unbound: the Bush Revolution in Foreign Policy

Galvanised by the terrorist attacks of September 11, President George W. Bush has radically amended, and in some cases abandoned, strategies and institutions that for decades guided America’s engagement in the world. Authors Ivo H. Daalder and James M. Lindsay argue that Bush had developed and put into place a confrontational strategy long before September 11 and refute the notion of Bush as a foreign affairs novice. This title traces the development of President Bush’s worldview to his experience as an insider in his father’s administration, while identifying Bush as the visionary behind a dramatic revolution in foreign policy that carries high risks and high costs.